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2013 | Comedy, Drama, Father, Fish out of Water, Foreign Language, Male Character

Synopsis

A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

Scores

Overall Score
80.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.7%
Review Aggregate
75.1

Critic Consensus

63.2% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, emotional, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyemotionallightheartedtragiccharacter-drivenvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Eugenio Derbez2013$241,000$324,000(est)
Jessica Lindsey2013$148,000$199,000(est)
Loreto Peralta2013$112,000$150,000(est)
Daniel Raymont2013$91,000$123,000(est)
Alessandra Rosaldo2013$78,000$105,000(est)
Hugo Stiglitz2013$69,000$92,000(est)
Arcelia Ramírez2013$62,000$83,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes33,886

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$44,467,206$59,868,509
International2013$56,019,410$75,421,841
Worldwide2013$100,486,616$135,290,350

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$44,641,367$60,102,991
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,516,000$6,080,125
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,700,000$3,635,150
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,837,000$7,858,656
Physical Purchases ?2013$15,124,000$20,362,227
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$11,116,802$14,967,127
Total Revenues2013$83,935,168$113,006,276
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,000,000$6,731,760
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$6,250,000 (est)$8,414,700 (est)
Participations2013$6,715,000$9,040,753
Residuals ?2013$2,331,000$3,138,346
Interest & Overhead2013$1,000,000$1,346,352
Total Expenses2013$21,296,000$28,671,911
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$62,639,168$84,334,365

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